Device for warming bridle-bits.



" Patented May 27, I902.

No 70mm.

6. DAVIS. DEVICE FOR WARMING BRIDLE BITS.

(Application filed Feb. 3, 1902.)

(N0 Model.)

UNrru STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEQRGE DAVIS, OF LYONS NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR WiARMING BRlDLE-BITS.

SSPEGIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 701,161, dated May 27,1902.

Application filed February 3, 1902- Serial No. 92,441. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, GEORGE DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lyons, in the county of Wayne and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Vv armingBridle-Bits, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that in cold weather bits attached to bridles hung upin the stable become so cold that serious injury is often done to horsesmouths in placing these cold bits therein in bridling them.

The object of my invention is a device for warming or thawing out bits,and thereby avoid injuring and frightening horses.

The novel construction used by me in carrying out my invention is fullydescribed in this specification and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which I Figure l is aperspective of a lantern with my device attached thereto and a bridlehanging thereon. Fig. 2 is a detail of the cap. Fig. 3 is a modifiedform of my device.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts in the different Viewsof the drawings.

The numeral 1 designates a lantern of ordinary construction, having achimney 2. Mounted on the lantern 1 is a detachable cap 3, having anoverhanging roof 4 and draftopenings 5. The cap 3 is provided withparallel indentations 6, adjacent to the edge of the roof 4, which aredesigned to serve to support bits 7 of bridles 8. Curved guards 9 aremounted adjacent to the indentations 6 3 5 and serve to engage the bits7 to hold them against slipping off. I may attach the cap 3 to lanternsor lamps of other forms than the one shown. In operation two bridles canbe hung on at one time and will not interfere.

In the modified form curved guards 10 and .slides 11, closing apertures12, are provided.

In heating the slides 11 are withdrawn to expose the bit directly to theheat of the flame.

I do not wish to be limited as to details of construction, as these maybe modified in many particulars without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and Wish to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a lantern, of a cap bearing an indentation designedto engage a bridle-bit and support it, there being an aperture in thebottom of said indentation, anda slide closing said aperture andconstructed to be withdrawn to expose said bit to the direct heat of theflame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE DAVIS. Witnesses:

JOHN S. READ, JOHN MOGONIGAL.

